Improved fly-net foe windows



@gleiten fatrs iatrut @ffice WILLIAM O. MCGOWAN AND J. MADISON-HALE, OFGEORGIA PLAINS,

VERMONT. i

Letters Patent No. 81,099, dated Alg/net 18, 1868.

IMPRVED FLYQNBT POR WINDOWS.-

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Beit know-.n that we, WILLIAM C. McGowan and J. MADISON HALE, of GeorgiaPlains, in the county of Franklin, and in the Stateof Vermont, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Fly-Nets and Traps; anddo hereby declare that the following is a. full, clear, and exactdescription thereof, reference' bei-ng had to the accompanying drawings,and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of our invention consists in the construction of a net ortrap, to be applied to the outside of a f door or window, for thepurpose of catching illes.-

In order to enable others skilled in the art to make and use ourinvention, we will new proceed to describe its construction andoperation, referring to the annexedn drawings, which form a part of thisspecification, and in whiehv Figure 1 is a perspective view, andl Figure2 a side section of the net-fastening.

A represents a window-frame, on the outside of which, in the uppercorners, are two small brackets, a a. In these brackets the rods b b areplaced, in such manner that they-can easily be removed therefrom Onthese rodsb a net or bag, B, is-suspended, said bag being made of anysuitable material, and its mouth extending across the whole width of thewindow, and about two-thirds -of the way down. It then gradually taperso to a point at `the ends of the rods b b.

The lower side of the mouth of said bngis attached to a rod, c,extending across the Window, so that the bzw mav remain o en, and covernicel tielo eninff;v and below the bac is a ieee of cloth or othersuitable c t P .Y P e, D t

material, C, also attached to the rod c, so as to cover that part of thewindow which is not 'covered by the bag .or net B.

It is well known that dies eaneasily be driven from one room to another,gr out through the Window,` and by the application of sucha device asabove described, they can easily be driven into'it and be caught.

After they have been driven into this bag, the operator gathers themouth thereof in his hand, and nnhooks it from the rods, and then thebag is put into hot Water er soap-seals until the illes are killed. v

The ap C may also be used to close themouth of the bag B, after thefliesl have been driven into the same, so that it will be easier todestroy them Without any danger of allowing them to escape.

W'e do not conne ourselves to the particular shape of the bag or netherein described, nor to the particular mode of suspending the same, asthat may be varied to suit everybody. Having thus fully described ourinvention,'\vliat we claim as new, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is- A bag`of netting, B, extended over the frame b b, the., overthe upper portion of a window, and provided with the lap O, for closingthe mouth, as and for the purposes described.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing, we have hereunto set our handsand seals, this 25th,(lay of' May, 1868.

WM. C. lVIcGrOWAN.` [In S.] f l J. M. HALE. [L 5.] Witnesses:

A. N. MARR, H. H.'HALE.

